The Golden Spoon

The Golden Spoon
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Hangul	금수저
Hanja	金수箸
Revised Romanization	Geumsujeo
Genre	Coming-of-age Mystery Fantasy
Created by	Studio N
Based on	The Golden Spoon by HD3
Developed by	Hong Seok-woo (MBC)[1] (Planning)
Written by	Kim Eun-hee Yoon Eun-kyung[2]
Directed by	Song Hyun-wook[2]
Starring	Yook Sung-jae Lee Jong-won Jung Chae-yeon Yeonwoo
Music by	Tae-jeon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Kim bo-mi (CP)
Producers	Ahn Je-hyeon Shin Sang-yoon Kwon Mi-kyung
Editors	Seon Han-beum Lee Ji-hyeon
Production companies	Samhwa Networks Studio N[3]
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	September 23 (2022-09-23) – November 12, 2022 (2022-11-12)

The Golden Spoon (Korean: 금수저; RR: Geumsujeo) is a South Korean television series directed by Song Hyun-wook, and starring Yook Sung-jae, Lee Jong-won, Jung Chae-yeon, and Yeonwoo. Based on Naver hit webtoon of the same name by HD3 which was published in 2016, the series depicts a life adventure of a youth who became an acquired gold spoon.^[4] It premiered on MBC TV on September 23, 2022, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST).^[5] It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.^[6]

Synopsis

Lee Seung-cheon (Yook Sung-jae), a child born in a poor family, who changes fate with a friend who was born in a wealthy family through a golden spoon and becomes an acquired gold spoon.^[7]

Cast

Main

• Yook Sung-jae as Lee Seung-cheon^[5]

A student who dreams of turning his life around with a golden spoon.

• Jung Chae-yeon as Na Joo-hee^[8]

The daughter of a conglomerate family, who has a sense of righteousness and candid charm.

• Yeonwoo as Oh Yeo-jin^[9]
  • Lee Go-eun as young Oh Yeo-jin^[10]

She has a pretty appearance and a bold personality, who grew up in a wealthy family.

• Lee Jong-won as Hwang Tae-yong^[11]

Who goes back and forth between the life of a gold spoon and a dirt spoon regardless of his will.

Supporting

People around Lee Seung-cheon

• Choi Dae-chul as Lee Cheol^[12]

Lee Seung-cheon's father.

• Han Chae-ah as Jin Seon-hye^[12]

Lee Seung-cheon's mother.

• Seungyoo as Lee Seung-ah^[13]

Lee Seung-cheon's older sister.

People around Hwang Tae-yong

• Choi Won-young as Hwang Hyeon-do^[12]

Hwang Tae-yong's father.

• Son Yeo-eun as Seo Young-shin^[12]

Hwang Tae-yong's stepmother.

• Jang Ryul as Seo Jun-tae^[14]

Seo Young-shin's younger brother and the leader of Amicus, a secret social club of gold spoons.

People around Na Joo-hee

• Son Jong-hak as Na Sang-guk^[15]

Na Joo-hee's father and UBS TV president. As a business owner, he values profit and loss. But above all, he loved his daughter the most.

Others

• Kim Kang-min as Park Jang-goon^[16]

He is the son of an army chief of staff with 200 billion won, and he has a bad taste to bully Lee Seung-cheon.

• Son Woo-hyun as Jang Mun-ki^[17]

• Kim Eun-soo as Lee Dong-kyung[18]

A close friend of Lee Seung-cheon.

• Jo Deok-hoe as Park Jae-don^[19]

A lively and active person.

• Noh Sung-eun
• Lee In-hye as Writer Wang^[19]
• Song Ok-sook as Grandma Gem spoon^[19]
• Kim Seo-ha as Seong-won^[20]

The second generation of a conglomerate, Seo Jun-tae's friend, and a member of Amicus.

• Song Yoo-hyun as Kim Na-young^[21]

UBS TV President's House Custodian.

• Jung Soo-kyo as Byun PD^[22]

is the main PD of Document Notebook.

• Lee Dong-hee as Alex Boo^[23]

Special appearance

• Na In-woo as Han Sung-hoon, a gardener in Hwang Tae-yong's house.^[24]
• Kim Jae-chul as Hwang Hyeon-do (real), Hwang Tae-yong's biological father.^[25]

Production

Casting

The main cast was confirmed on February 17, 2022.^[26]

Filming

On August 11, 2022, photos from the official script reading were published.^[19]

On September 12, 2022, it was confirmed by the agency that actress Jung Chae-yeon was diagnosed with a broken collarbone and was showing signs of trauma, and received emergency treatment while filming the drama.^[27]

She didn't attend the press conference for the drama on September 23 due to rehabilitation,^[28] and returned to filming on October 15, 2022.^[29]

Viewership

The Golden Spoon : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Nielsen Korea . Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea[30] TNmS[31] Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 September 23, 2022 5.4% (11th) 5.1% (10th) 5.0% (13th) 2 September 24, 2022 7.4% (4th) 6.9% (3rd) 5.9% (7th) 3 September 30, 2022 5.5% (10th) 5.4% (10th) N/A 4 October 1, 2022 5.1% (8th) 4.5% (9th) 4.6% (13th) 5 October 7, 2022 5.9% (10th) 6.0% (8th) 4.7% (16th) 6 October 8, 2022 5.3% (7th) 5.3% (6th) 4.8% (12th) 7 October 14, 2022 6.1% (10th) 6.0% (10th) 6.1% (11th) 8 October 15, 2022 4.6% (14th) 4.1% (17th) 4.2% (19th) 9 October 21, 2022 7.8% (5th) 7.4% (4th) 5.9% (11th) 10 October 22, 2022 5.6% (6th) 5.3% (8th) 4.6% (17th) 11 October 28, 2022 7.8% (5th) 7.6% (3rd) 6.0% (11th) 12 October 29, 2022 4.7% (11th) 4.7% (12th) 3.6% (20th) 13 November 4, 2022[A] 5.5% (8th) 5.4% (8th) 4.6% (13th) 14 November 5, 2022 5.1% (8th) 4.9% (6th) 3.9% (16th) 15 November 11, 2022 5.2% (11th) 5.2% (9th) N/A 16 November 12, 2022 6.0% (5th) 6.0% (4th) 5.4% (11th) Average 5.8% 5.6% —[B] In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that ratings were not released. Awards and nominations Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / Work Result MBC Drama Awards 2022 Drama of the Year The Golden Spoon Nominated Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Yook Sung-jae Won Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jung Chae-yeon Nominated Best Character Award Choi Won-young Won Best Couple Award Yook Sung-jae and Jung Chae-yeon Nominated Best Supporting Actor Choi Dae-chul Nominated Best Supporting Actress Han Chae-ah Nominated Son Yeo-eun Nominated Best New Actor Lee Jong-won Won Best New Actress Yeonwoo Won Notes ^ The broadcast will be delayed by an hour due to live broadcasts of KBO baseball and MBC news programs.[32] ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown. References ^ Kim, Hye-young (September 20, 2021). 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"장률, MBC '금수저' 합류…육성재와 호흡" [Jang Ryul joins MBC's 'Gold Spoon'... Yook Sungjae and breathing] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Yang Yu-jin (May 25, 2022). "손종학, 정채연 아빠 된다…'금수저' 출연 확정 [공식]" [Son Jong-hak and Jung Chae-yeon become fathers... Confirmed to appear in 'Gold Spoon' [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Baek Seung-hoon (March 14, 2022). "김강민, MBC '금수저' 출연 확정…육성재와 호흡" [Kim Kang-min confirmed to appear in MBC's 'Gold Spoon'... Yook Sungjae and breathing] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Baek Seung-hoon (March 22, 2022). "손우현, MBC '금수저' 합류…육성재와 호흡 [공식입장]" [Son Woo-hyun joins MBC's 'Gold Spoon'... Breathing with Yook Sungjae [Official Position]] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Park Soo-in (May 26, 2022). "경소문' 김은수 '금수저' 캐스팅, 육성재와 연기 호흡" [Gyeongsomun’ Kim Eun-soo ‘Gold Spoon’ Casting, acting with Yook Sung-jae] (in Korean). Newsen. 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"금수저' 최원영도 젊은 시절 금수저로 신분 바꿨다…짜릿한 반전 엔딩" ['Gold spoon' Choi Won-young also changed his status to a golden spoon when he was young... thrilling twist ending] (in Korean). Herald Economics. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Yang Yu-jin (November 9, 2022). "나인우, '금수저' 특별 출연…키 플레이어 활약 예고 [공식]" [Na In-woo to make a special appearance in 'Gold Spoon'... Key Player Activity Notice [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Yoo Jeong-min (November 14, 2022). "김재철, '금수저' 특별 출연…최종회까지 휘몰아친 '극적인 존재감" [Kim Jae-cheol, special appearance in 'Gold Spoon'... The 'dramatic presence' that engulfed the final episode] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Baek Seung-hoon (February 17, 2022). "육성재·이종원·정채연·연우, MBC 새 드라마 '금수저' 출연 확정" [Yook Sung-jae, Lee Jong-won, Jeong Chae-yeon, and Yeon-woo confirmed to appear in MBC's new drama 'Gold Spoon']. MBC Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved February 17, 2022. ^ Ahn Byung-gil (September 12, 2022). "정채연 '금수저' 촬영중 쇄골골절 수술대" [Clavicle fracture operating table while filming 'Gold Spoon' by Jung Chae-yeon] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Lee Seung-rok (September 15, 2022). "정채연, '금수저' 제작발표회도 불참…쇄골 수술 회복 전념" [Jung Chae-yeon, 'Gold Spoon' production presentation absent... Committed to recovery from clavicle surgery] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved September 15, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Gong Yeo-ju (October 6, 2022). "[단독] 정채연, 부상 후 오는 15일 '금수저' 촬영 재개" [[Exclusive] Chaeyeon Jeong resumes filming for 'Golden Spoon' on the 15th after injury] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Nielsen Korea ratings: "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022. "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 24, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022. "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 30, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022. "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 1, 2022. 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"Ep. 14". Break News (in Korean). November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022. "Ep. 16". Break News (in Korean). November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022. ^ Park Ro-sa (November 3, 2022). "금수저' 내일(4일) 한국시리즈 중계로 편성 변경" [Gold Spoon’ changed to broadcast Korean series tomorrow (4th)] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Naver. External links Official website (in Korean) The Golden Spoon at IMDb The Golden Spoon at HanCinema Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Golden_Spoon&oldid=1221203702"